Date: 25 Feb 1998 17:49:10 +0100 From: dag-erli@ifi.uio.no (Dag-Erling Coidan Smørgrav) To: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> Cc: matt@zigg.com, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Bringing 2.1.6-RELEASE up to 2.2.5-STABLE Message-ID: <xzpyayz3a0p.fsf@gnipahellir.ifi.uio.no> In-Reply-To: John Polstra's message of "Tue, 24 Feb 1998 19:10:21 -0800" References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980224210110.10338A-100000@megaweapon.zigg.com> <199802250310.TAA19041@austin.polstra.com>
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John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> writes: > In article <Pine.BSF.3.96.980224210110.10338A-100000@megaweapon.zigg.com>, > Matt Behrens <matt@zigg.com> wrote: > > I have a 2.1.6-RELEASE CD that I want to donate to a poor friend. Can she > > subsequently use cvsup to bring her system up to 2.2.5-STABLE, and if so, > > does anyone remember all the extra steps involved? > > It should probably work. > > One thing you'll need to do is add the line: > > network:*:69: > > to your /etc/group file before doing the make world. There may be > other things necessary as well, but I don't remember any. If there > are, you'll find out. :-) Been there, done that (nearly). I recommend the following procedure: - install a bare-bones 2.1.6R and the bare minimum of packages (bash, less, lynx, ncftp, cvsup-nogui) - fetch the complete 2.2.5-STABLE sources using cvsup - copy /usr/src/etc/make.conf to /etc/make.conf, and edit it - make buildworld - rename /etc to /oldetc and copy over crucial files (pwd.db, groups, perhaps one or two others) - 'cd /usr/src/etc ; make distribution DESTDIR=/'. - make installworld - build a kernel - reboot - remove all packages and replace with newer versions from ftp.*.freebsd.org - customize /etc/rc.conf etc. - install X and other cruft Note that I've never done this on 2.1.6R (only on 2.2.1R and 2.2.2R), so YMMV. Also note that fiddling with /etc/make.conf can significantly speed up this process. -- "I have a closed mind. It helps keeping the rain out." (Michael Press on a.s.r) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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